How to Read Japanese Buddhist Texts?
Gereon Kopf
9 September 2016
In this article, I would like to reflect on how to read Japanese Buddhist texts. To explain my strategies for approaching texts distant in time,
When There is Here. A Monk Returns Home to a New Awakening
Malcolm Hunt
19 August 2016
The small van drove through the archway of the monastery where I had been ordained and spent four years of my life as a monk.
Buddhistdoor View—One Belt, One Road: Ideas for Buddhist Dialogue across Eurasia
Buddhistdoor Global
24 June 2016
There are many exciting aspects to Chinese president Xi Jinping’s ambitious development framework known as “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR).* A Eurasian economic resurgence could
Disharmony Brews Between India and Nepal Over International Buddhist Conference
BD Dipananda
3 June 2016
Preceding the 2560th Buddha Jayanti celebration held on 21 May in Lumbini, Nepal, which was attended by more than 1,200 delegates from Nepal and overseas,
The Reopening of the Kanjing Royal Cave Temple at China’s Longmen Grottoes
BD Dipananda
11 March 2016
The Longmen Grottoes, whose name translates into English as “Dragon’s Gate Grottoes,” are located along a one-kilometer stretch of cliffs on either side of the
In Kumarajiva’s Shadow: The Chinese Buddhist Monk Dao’an
Richard Story
11 March 2016
The story of early Chinese Buddhism is often considered as beginning with the arrival of the monk Kumarajiva (334–413), whose translation of Buddhist scriptures from
The Wonders of Kham and Larung Gar, Part Two
Victoria Knobloch
28 August 2015
Last spring, Victoria traveled overland from Chengdu to Larung Gar Buddhist Institutue in the traditional Tibetan region of Kham. Part One* of her account describes
From the Heartland to a New Epicenter: Conceiving the Indian Buddhist Patriarchs in China – Book Review
Raymond Lam
3 July 2015
It is not always easy to imagine the intentions of those who write hagiography, which is formally defined as the biography of a saint or
Buddhistdoor View: Buddhism at the Heart of Sino-Indian Relations
Buddhistdoor Global
28 May 2015
A state visit to China this month by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi included visits to a number of Buddhist sites of historical significance in
The Art of Salvation: The “Descent of Amitabha” Motif in Pure Land Art
Raymond Lam
13 February 2015
“Return to Amida, Return to Amida, So even dewdrops fall,” wrote the Soto Zen hermit Ryokan (1756–1831) famously, and throughout his life he exhorted those
Buddhistdoor View: Can Buddhists Take the Lead on Climate Change?
Buddhistdoor Global
6 February 2015
China’s pollution continues to affect countries across the world, despite the accelerated growth of its renewable energy industry and President Xi Jinping’s estimable pledge with
Zhang Huan: Sculpting a Name in Art
Naushin Ahmed
30 January 2015
Whether it is his unconventional performance art, his photography, or his sculpture, Chinese artist Zhang Huan’s remarkable repertoire is rebellious, eccentric, controversial—and spiritual, particularly in